"No, I don’t want to!" Tang Li replied, "Having one teacher is enough. I’m not soone who changes my mind easily. If I have too many teachers, I won’t be able to learn everything."
After sending the ssage, she typed again, "Are you still in the office?"
It was a while before Song Baiyan replied.
"Watching TV with the old lady."
Realizing Xiao Minglan was right beside Song Baiyan, Tang Li didn’t send another ssage.
Xiao Minglan seed strict, but she was still a good mother. Tang Li liked Song Baiyan, so naturally, she wanted to earn Xiao Minglan’s genuine recognition as well.
In her past life, she took care of Qin Yueru, but it didn’t turn out well.
In this life, Tang Li didn’t use the sa approach.
Or perhaps it was also because Song Baiyan valued her.
In front of Xiao Minglan, Song Baiyan had stood up for her more than once; he had even resolved potential awkward situations for her before she spoke.
These were things Han Jifeng had never done for her.
In her marriage with Han Jifeng, she was always used to giving, so much so that she was never truly cherished or treated well.
Later on, she couldn’t tell if she had beco accustod to it or if it was just habit.
That’s why she often felt at a loss when facing Xiao Minglan.
—Afraid of using the wrong thod.
Because she cared about Song Baiyan, she hoped even more to be sincerely accepted by his family.
Tang Li put down her cellphone and got up to go to the bathroom.
After her shower, it wasn’t long before she received a call from Song Baiyan.
It was a bit sudden but also understandable.
Tang Li pressed the answer button.
There was a brief silence in the earpiece.
She held the cellphone to her ear, waiting for Song Baiyan to speak.
But on the other end, it was just as quiet.
Yet the silence wasn’t awkward; on the contrary, it made her feel at ease.
Eventually, it was Tang Li who broke the silence first.
"Why aren’t you saying anything?"
After asking, she said "hello, hello" twice more, "Can you hear my voice?"
Song Baiyan stood on the terrace, a cigarette between his left fingers. Hearing Tang Li testing the signal, he exhaled a puff of smoke, and a slight smile appeared on his thin lips.
After a while, the man’s warm voice ca through the earpiece, "Did you testify in court today?"
Tang Li responded.
"How did it feel?"
"It’s like reciting lines in public."
Upon hearing this, Song Baiyan asked again, "Testifying in court is like acting?"
"That’s what they wanted." Tang Li sat on the edge of the bed and continued, "Afraid that I’d say sothing wrong, they arranged the script for , so I just recited it by the book."
After chatting a bit more, Song Baiyan brought up another matter, "Is there a confird ti for when Teacher Gao and the others will go to the Lai Family?"
"In the next few days," Tang Li replied honestly, "But the Lai Family might be busy lately. It depends on the situation. It could be postponed."
Lawyer Zhou provided that video recording, pulling Lai Shengxia into the trafficking case, leaving the entire Lai Family in a ss. Even if Lai Wenyan wanted to win over the Wong Family, he probably couldn’t manage it now.
Tang Li thought of sothing and asked, "In a situation like Lai Shengxia’s, with such a prominent family background, won’t she be given a heavy sentence?"
"Do you want her to be sentenced heavily?"
"..." Tang Li gripped the cellphone tightly, not answering.
In her heart, she did hope Lai Shengxia would et a miserable end.
However, she was well aware that many real-world factors could lead to unpredictable outcos.
Song Baiyan tapped the ash aside, and in the hazy night, Tang Li heard a familiar male voice, "Regardless of who it is, as long as they break the law, they can’t escape the punishnt of the law."
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